Recent Content by LaL007

Thanks everyone for all your replies ...... food for thought !! Pun intended This website is so helpful especially for the newly diagnosed and speaking for myself - without the advice on here - I would have felt very overwhelmed and wouldn’t have known where to start !!

Thanks Quinn, I’ll try that !!

Hi everyone - I have a question that I would appreciate your views on. 3 months ago I was diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic with a HbA1c level of 57.... I was prescribed 1x500mg tablet per day of Metformin. Thankfully I quickly found this website and followed as much advice as possible. During the...

Thank you all, can I just ask is it total carbs I should be counting or net carbs (ie carbs - fibre value) ?? Also my blood glucose readings are quite high first thing in the morning - around 9 !! This is despite fasting from around 7pm the following evening . Should I still eat breakfast (at...

Thank you for clarifying that Resurgam & xfieldok One book suggests eating starchy carbs in moderation is ok, but to watch calories & reduce fat - the others suggest very low carbs & that slightly higher fat intake is better. It leaves the newly diagnosed quite confused, facing conflicting advice !!

Hi everyone. I’ve just been diagnosed as having Type 2 and haven’t yet had an initial appointment with the diabetic nurse. I’d like to lose 2.5 stones and have purchased a few books with diabetic recipes as a starting point. The confusion I have is that - should I be following a low calorie...